ICO launches fourth and final phase of privacy innovation grants programme
Applications are now open for the fourth and final round of funding for the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) current grants programme. The ICO committed to run the grants programme until…
Read More »Fines totalling £480,000 issued to companies making nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £480,000 to four separate companies for making unlawful calls to numbers registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).
Read More »ICO launches fourth and final phase of privacy innovation grants programme
Applications are now open for the fourth and final round of funding for the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) current grants programme. The ICO committed to run the grants programme until…
Read More »Elizabeth Denham’s term as Information Commissioner extended
An ICO spokesperson said: “Following a request from the Secretary of State for DCMS, Elizabeth Denham has agreed to extend her term as Information Commissioner to 31 October 2021, while…
Read More »Motor industry employee sentenced in ICO Computer Misuse Act prosecution
A motor industry employee has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, in a prosecution brought by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Read More »ICO to recover £250,000 fine from Manchester claims management firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Financial Recovery Unit (FRU) is starting proceedings to retrieve £250,000 from defunct company Pownall Marketing Limited (PML). The company was recently fined by the ICO…
Read More »ICO publishes new Data Sharing Code of Practice
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today published its Data Sharing Code of Practice
Read More »ICO launches tool to help police forces using data analytics
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is urging police forces to build in data protection from the start when considering data analytics projects.
Read More »UK political parties must improve data protection practices
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has set out how seven of the UK’s political parties need to improve the way they handle people’s personal data after assessing how they manage…
Read More »ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25million for failing to protect customers’ payment details
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25million for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure.
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